Grass-catcher for lawn-mowers.



J. E. GARSTANG.

GRASS GATCHER FOR LAWN MOWBRS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1914 Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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JAMES E. GARSTANG, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO ZIT'ILOSEN'MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OFMISSOURI.

following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part of th1s specification.

My invention relates to a lawn mower,

and more particularly to a grass catcher adapted to be carried by theframe and handle of a lawn mower. One of the objects of the invention isto produce a simple and inexpensive grass catcher provided with a handleto be used in lifting and carrying the grass catching receptacle when itis detached from the lawn mower.

The new structure also includes a hook associated with the handleandconstituting a support for the rear portion of the grass catchingreceptacle.

The preferred form of my invention comprises a grass receptacle having awire frame extending along its upper edge and bent inwardly to form ahandle for the receptacle. The handle so formed is preferably a wireloop extending forwardly from the rear edge of the receptacle, and ahook for supporting the rear portion of the receptacle is preferablypivoted to said handle.

Figure I is a side elevation of my grass catcher, showing it attached toa lawn mower, the latter being shown by dotted lines. Fig. II is aperspective view of the grass receptacle. Fig. III is adetail view ofthe top wire frame.

In the accompanying drawings: A designates a lawn mower provided with ahandle B. Hooks G secured to the lawn mower frame, are provided withupturned arms or posts 1 adapted to receive a grass receptacle.

The grass receptacle preferably comprises a sheet metal bottom 2, fabricside walls 3 and a fabric rear wall 4:, said fabric walls being securedto the sheet metal bottom 2. The sheet metal bottom is' provided withslots 5 for the reception of the arms 1 on the lawn-mower-frame.

A wire frame member D is provided with a horizontal portion 6 secured tothe front Specification of Letters Patent.

GRASS-CATCHER FOR LAWN-MOTHERS.

Patented J an. 19, 1915..

Application filed March 21, 1914. Serial No. 826,175.

edge of the sheet metal bottom, and arms 7 extenchng upwardlyfrom saidhorizontal portion. The front edges of the side walls 3 are secured tothe arms 7.

E designates a top wire frame connected to the upper ends of the wirearms 7 and extending along the upper edges of the side and rear walls 3and 4 respectively. This top frame preferably consists of wire portions8 passing through loops in the upper edges of the fabric side walls 3,and wire portions 9 passing through loops at the upper edge of the rearwall 4. The wire portions 9 are brought together at the middle of therear portion of the wire frame E, and a wire loop 10 extends forwardlyat this point to form a handle for the receptacle. It will be noted thatthe loop or handle member 10 is an integral part of the top frame E, thehandle member and the top frame being preferably formed of a singlepiece of wire bent to the shape of a letter E as shown in Fig. III.

The front portion of the grass receptacle 1s detachably secured to thelawn mower by means of the arms 1 which extend through the slots 5 inthe bottom of the receptacle,

and the rear portion of the receptacle is supported by a hook member 11pivoted to the receptacle handle at the rear of the receptacle. Thishook member is provided with a hook at its upper end adapted to hookover the handle B of the lawn mower.

An eye 12 formed at the lower end of the hook member 11, surrounds thehandle member 10 at a point where the wire portions of said handlemember lie close to each other, and the'bowed portions of the handlemember prevent the hook from slipping for wardly over the front end ofthe handle.

I claim:

1. A grass catcher comprising a receptacle having a top frame consistingof a piece of wire bent at a point midway between its ends'to form aloop 10, bent laterally therefrom to produce rear frame members 9 andthen forwardly to form side frame membore 8, the said loop 10 beingextended'forwardly from said rear frame members 9 to form a handle forthe receptacle.

2. A grass catcher comprising a receptacle having a top frame consistingof a piece of wirebent at a point midway between its end to form a loop10, bent laterally therefrom to-produce rear frame me'mbers 9 and "thenforwardly to form side 7 frame members 8, the middle portions of thewire forming 'said loop being bowed away from each other to p'rodu'ceahandle.

8. A grass catcher comprising a receptacle having a bottom Wall, fabricside Walls and a fabric rear wall, said fabric Walls being proiddedwithloops at their upper edges, and a substantially E-slraped frame composedof a single piece of Wirepass'ing through said loops, the middle portionoi the substantially E'-slra'ped piece *of Wire heing '-exte1idedinwardly from the dipper margin of said rearWall-to provideahandle forthe receptacle.

' of Wire extending along the upper edge of said side Walls,broughttogether at the middle ofthe-uppen edge of said rear Wall and extendedforwardly therefrom to produce a handle, said handle being integrallyconnected to'said top Wire frame,'and a hook pivotally eonnectedto saidWire frame at the point Where the Wire member is extended to form thehandle.

Y ZTAMES E. Gi hRSTANG.

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